Radiogame



Sept. '8, 192.5.

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INVENTOR lofi object Vthe` provision ofy a novel'card game Patented Sept. 8, 1925.l

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RADroGAMEa Application filed iAugust. 1,

Toall whom #may cof/wem yBe@ it known that L nrlrnnqM- Srroitnrnr, a citizenv oithe UnitedStates,- resi-dinggatf East Cleveland, in thecountyofffluyahogaz :1 and rState of Ohio, havei invented newarid useful Improvements in Radiogainesi of; which the followingN is a specification.

' This: invention relates to amusement yder vices,particular1y to games,and hasffonfits based von radio broadcasting, andinvolving, terms; used in connection with v-broadcastingy, use being made ofcards inscribed vvith'the names; of American; cities having :broadcasts 151 ingI4 stations together with certain otherl and regulations, sets ofthe cards which may .tively instructive5and| ageneral/,improvecards representing i stations. outside.'A offythe Unitedtatesl-or Canada, and.in additionI certain other cards representing particulars of broadcasting. Y l

An important object isfth'efprovision of agamef-which is conducted. somewhat., along; the linesof receiving fromf radio vbroadcasting stations, the object of Vthegame.being for the players .to acquire, by certain rulesl be set up arranged l citiesinasmuch as: thereare'a plurality of cards foreachtofi theAniericanl cities represente@ the different sets and cards havinga certain scoring valuey and certain otherfof the ycards appropriatingz certain specified advantagesfto the holder.

An. additional object'isthe pnovisionoff a game of fthischaracter; which will be. feasyf, tox play, entertaining, and amusing, comparament inthe art. Y

1lVith the above objects'fand. Iadwantages in view, the invention consists; in. the-provision of the specificv cards to besnhereinafter; de scribed and claimed, together witlufthefrules:4 for and manner ofplaying;l

-In'- the drawings'z.- v

FigureI 1-is\a `face view of one ofthe special cards representing static,

Figure; 2 .is a similar view ofthe special:` card arepresenting interference yFigures 3,-, il, 5 and Glarey views of the cards representing stations=outside of North America;v i Y Figures 7,i 8,9-,.10,111and..12,areperspec. tive viewsof series ot)the'cards-bearing-thenames of American. broadcasting stations,- certain being 1Cana-diani=- v Referring more panticularly yto the-y drawingsfthe numerall 1 0 designates-thecards 1924i Serial .No .729;593.

which are.V preferablyfof 'the same :size and?? shape as.` the.' ordinary, playing, can'dseand-K these; cards are 1 inscribed. with the naines :of cities the UnitedStatesnhaving; at least four radio {broadcast-ing v stations It is -pre- 60y yferred .that the .name of' the city= 'befinscribedg at opposite ends of the cards as showns ,at.'11-, so asto be easilyS legiblegregardless: oiffwhiich way the; cardsaref'placedior. heidi.. At its: center l each: :card is also preferably inscribed 651' withthe name-of the cityf, asshown at'125 the name beingenolosed within a panel i 18 whichwin actual:practicel might be formed of-solidilines,.butvvvhich for theusake citi convenience is: here. indicated` asf dots. and 70 dashes.' There are: thirty-one'zcitiesofrthe United. Statesl represented andi? there-- are, four cardsfor each' city. Iff desired-the calil' letters of 'the stations maybevinscribednona the: cards. c A

There areal-so .certa-in icardsr: which while representing American cities, designate Canadian stations,- xand' these cards; yarefdesignated. by?. the'` numeral 15 andthecitiesy represented areznToronto, Vancover, and 8.0- Montreak; there 4b'einzggiour cards for; each 'of these stations. These cards mayfbez in scribedzin a manner' corresponding to' the' cards;10, or,.if1desirled, tlieymight b'e of some. contrasting colorror yotherwise distinguishedfor the-reasonithat they have a value in the game., v

' In addition to the-.above mentioned cards,y I make use of otherwcards 16,` 17,- 1`8-andf 19 Whiclnrepresent. the North Pole5 Guba,zH0no- 90 lulu and London, respectively. There is onliy one ot each of these cards andv they; are represented as-:bearing: scenes appropriate to v4the places represented inl 'addition to, being inscribed .withrt-he names .l in the:

same mannerv as .the cards. 10:. and; 15

' card games.

again shuffled, nine are dealt to each player and the remainder of the pack is laid face down in the center of the table with the top card removed and placed face up heside the pack. The pile dealt face down is called the broadcast pile and the card which lies face up is the beginning of a pile called the standby pile.

Before playing begins, the dealer must announce broadcast lf there is any failure to make this announcement it entails a fine or penalty and if anyone plays before the dealer makes the announcement such player is fined or otherwise penalized. The play is intended;l to progress clockwise beginning at the left of the dealer, as is usual in In starting the game, the player to the left of the dealer draws a card from the broadcast pile `(with one exception as explained hereinafter), and then discards a card from his hand on to the standby pile. The object of the game is to acquire by drawing, sets of cards, for example two groups of three of a kind together with one set of four, or two sets of four and one set of three of a kind. Naturally, considerable discretion and judgment must be eX- ercised by the players in discarding undesired cards and drawing to the cards heldy so as to pair them and eventually securethe sets wanted.

After a card is turned up on the standby pile which would complete a three or four of a kind in any players hand, player may say standby and Vtake that card. yThe complete three or four of a kind thus formed must then be laid on the table in front of player in full view of all and remain so. No card Vcan be taken back into the hand or exchanged with any other. Player must s-ay standby for each card taken from standby pile. Right after the dealer announces broadcast any player may standby the card t-urned face up. All players between the discarder and the player who took a standby card, lose their turn. Play starting again at the left of player who drew from standby pile. In case any two players standby for the same card, the one nearest the discarder gets the card. Only` the last card discarded can be takenV from the standby pile. All others being dead. A player must necessarily have two cards of the same kind in his hand, before he can standby for a third or player must have three of the same kind in his hand or on the table before player can standby for the fourth.

Thus, if a player has two Denvers in'fhis hand and aDenver is discarded, player.

calls out standby and takes the .Denver, adds it to fhis two, and places them -all on the table. VIf later in the game someone again discards a Denver player canstand by and add it to the three that are already on the table, to make a four of a kind. lt is to the advantage of the player to have four of a kind because sets of fours count more. After each,- standby, the player discards from his hand. Whenever a card is discarded on the standby pile the city must be announced. In case a player draws or standby for a card which will complete a second four of a kind, these four must be placed on the table also and player then draws an eXtra card from the broadcast pile and then discards. Players cannot look below last card discarded on the standby pile. There is afine. lf card is once discarded it cannot be picked up again. Any player can standby until next player discards. If a player announces a card as one which he isV discarding, player must discard that card and no other, kif it is in his hand, or that players hand becomes dead. When all cards inthe broad cast pile are used up shuflle the standby pile thoroughly, turn pack face down and proceed as before. The player who can complete a hand by calling for standby card gets that card, irrespective of position at the table.

vWhen a player succeeds in completing a hand he says, signing olf. All play stops and the score is counted. y The outside stations, London, Cuba, Honolulu and North Pole, have nothing to do with signing olf or completing a hand.

The two cardsstatic and interference y can be used as any card toV complete aV three or a four of a kind or both, to complete a hand. Thus, if a player has two Newarks in his hand he may use static or interference and call it three Newarks, or if player has both static and interference player can use both and call it four Newarks. Player may use them as he pleases to help Vhim complete the hand. However, neither sta-tic nor interference can be combined with any one card to form a pair in order to standby from the standby pile. rPhey can only be combined with any two or three when player can standby for a third or a fourth, to complete a hand.

The outside stations are London, Cuba, Honolulu and North Pole. If any of these outside stations are in the original hand, player lays them on the table, Vin view of all, in front of him and draws eXtra cards from the broadcast pile to replace these and to make a total of nine cards in the hand. This being ydone when it is that players turn to play. Player must declare any of these outside stations, in this manner, before he plays any other card or play or that player is fined. During play, Vwhenra player draws any outside stations from the broadcast pile, player at once lays that card in front of him and again draws an extra card to replace the one the player lays on' turned over to form thestandby pile atthe beginning of the game, by the dealer, the dealer has the right to take this card and turn over another card'from the broadcast pile for the standby pile. A

When two sets of fours should be held in the hand and not placed on the table,

these should be declaredand placed on the table in order to assure the right of drawingv the eXtra card for the sets of fours. Otherwise, player will not be allowed the eXtra draw and possib-le chance of signing ofl. 1.

Score.

Game is 360 points. vIn the hand or on the table Points. Pairs of anything count 2 -Threes of anything count 5 Foursof anything count 1 10 Outside stations count 10 Signing off from the'standby pile 5 Signing off from the broadcast pile- 10 Bonus scores.,-

Signing off Qwith any putside stations, static or interference, or all, these, rdoubles total score once for each card. Example-z Total score say is 47.' You have on board London, Cubaand hold static, that is three*y doubles which makes' your score for that ydealer announces broadcasu that player is ined--t'en points. If player does notl declare anoutside station before drawin for play` or is caught with one or more in and, is ined-tenQpoints for-each offense. If a player holds a static or interference, or

both,in hand that'does not vsign 0H, that player is fned-jifty points foreach card, from that players tot-al, score including any doubles. s

Towin f (l) 2 sets of threes and l set of fours.

(2) l set of threes and two sets of fours.

While I have lshown and described thev preferred embodiment of the invention and have set forth certain rules and regulations for the playing of the game, together with v a definite statement 'as to the number of cards andthe matter thereon, it should be understood that many changes and modifications in the details may be made without in any way departing 4from the spirit of the invention, and I therefore reserve the right to' make allsuch changes as fall within the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having described the invention, I claim 1. A card game comprising a pack of cards, certain of the Icards being in multiple and representing broadcasting stations in the United States, certain of the cards being correspondingly in multiple and representing broadcasting stations in Canada and still others of the cards being single and representing stations outside of the North Ameri- Y can Continent.

2.1A card game comprising va pack of cards, certain ofthe cards being in multiple and representing broadcasting stations in the United lvStates,'certain of the cards being correspondingly in multiple and representing broadcasting stat-ions in Canada,

and still others of the cards being single and representin stations outside of the North American ontinent, vand certain other vof the cards representing disturbances peculiar to radio communication.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WALTER MQ sTIoKNEv. Y 

